Let's Keep the Glow in Old Glory and the Free in Freedom Too
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Title | Let's Keep the Glow in Old Glory and the Free in Freedom Too |
Composer | Speroy, Robert [pseudonym for F. Henri Klickmann] |
Lyricist | Nesbit, Wilbur D. |
Publisher | Frank K. Root & Co. [McKinley Music Co.] |
Place of Publication | Chicago (Ill.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-04-08 |
Physical Description | 1 score ([1], [2]–[3], [1] p.). Folio. |
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Musical Note | A straightforward march in cut time, dotted with rat-a-tat-tat figures and chains of secondary dominants. Although the lyric evokes “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” there are no musical quotations. |
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Musical Genre | March song |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
Artist | Ker, William Balfour |
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Back Cover Description | First page (verse) of “The Song of a Mother’s Heart” (© 1918 04 01). |
Performance Medium | voice and piano |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_470 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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Let's Keep The Glow In Old Glory and the Free In Freedom Too - Cover | |
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Let's Keep The Glow In Old Glory and the Free In Freedom Too - Page 2 | |
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Let's Keep The Glow In Old Glory and the Free In Freedom Too - Back Cover | |
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Let's Keep The Glow In Old Glory and the Free In Freedom Too - Lyrics |